The Stone House

BEARLEY

SP16SE CHURCH LANE 1457-1/5/7 (South side) 06/02/52 The Stone House

II

House. C16/C17 with C19 additions, the front (timber-framed) wing believed to have been removed from Church Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, c1920-30. Close-studded timber-framing with arched braces with painted plaster infill on stone plinth to front (north) wing, with reddish-brown brick ranges to either side, that to right has coursed limestone ground floor, plain-tile roofs. Irregular T-shaped plan. EXTERIOR: mostly 2 storeys plus attic. Entrance to left range has C20 door in wood frame. Fixed-light window to left under elliptical arch. First floor of left range has 2 2-light wood casements under elliptical arches, modillion eaves cornice; timber-framed part projects to front and has 2- and 4-light wood mullioned windows with lead cames and exterior hooks, one to left return to attic is gabled. The first floor is jettied. Range to right has wood and metal casements in wood frames under elliptical arches, modillion eaves cornice. Gabled roofs. End and ridge stacks with cornices. INTERIOR: has double-chamfered, basket-arched fireplace with fluting to sides to front wing. HISTORY: deeds of the site go back to 1660, when known as Hall End Yard. (Victoria County History: Styles P (ed): County of Warwick: Barlichway Hundred: London: 1945-: 43-4).

Listing NGR: SP1814160462